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haileyeh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Grief
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
markwillnevercry's review against another edition
3.75
Notes:
Franny:
I find it funny that he is waiting for his girlfriend, who hates all poets but Sappho. Bro, you gonna lose her to a butch woman.
Lovelovelove, ps. my father ain’t dying, it’s all good. The priorities are right.
Imagine nerd emoji here. Personally I think that the author should not have put in the whole letter, seeing that the chapter did not have time to read it fully.
Thinking, that everyone else must “surely find you at the right place with the right girl” is very gay.
Oh, Lane is one of those people, who just shuts you up when you say something they don’t like.
Empty ladie’s room? I didn’t know this was a fantasy.
Zooey:
The description of Zooey seems to be written as if by his lover.
I have a feeling that the children of the family Glass could have each gotten a story about them.
Oh my god, Mrs Glass.
Mrs. Glass be completely unable to judge herself while talking about her husband.
I am kinda uncomfortable about how much we concentrate on the fact, that Franny still looks good when she is in a middle of a breakdown.
I get why Zooey is being like this about the way Franny sees Jesus and how she is very priviledged to choose a place where she wants to have a breakdown, but he is kinda being abusive.
Their family is so broken.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Grief
_bailey_reads_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Zooey is very sarcastic and at times very mean and I hated him but then at other times super funny and charming and I loved him. He’s a great complex and deeply in-depth character!
I found it extremely heartwarming and the ending honestly made me emotional and feel sentimental.
The relationship between Franny and Zooey is so comforting and precious. It felt like a hug.
Minor: Grief, Death, Suicide, and Fatphobia
melchior's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Child death and Grief
maevebeck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
i totally get how smart people can have a lot to say about this but personally i found it excruciating to get through ESPECIALLY zooey with his dialogue it’s like trying to end a bad conversation (i get that’s kinda the point but ugh). i could be convinced to understand and digest the religious themes but i would need a lot more than just the experience of reading the book 🫤 i really wanted to like it and thoroughly enjoyed franny.
Moderate: Death and Grief
oliverreeds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicide
ayamaro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Mental illness, Death, and Suicide
Minor: Eating disorder
booksarebrainfood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders